shifting

Yesterday I was stuck in how painful it is to watch someone else in pain. Today, I am okay with the watching. This feels weird. Like I'm saying pain is okay. Which it is. Yesterday I was afraid I was doing harm to someone else by being uncompassionate. I was not. I listened, I was present, Iwas supportive. I want to be able to be more helpful. But since I do not know how what I can do must be enough. Or they must find different support elsewhere. I cannot sanction staying in the pain but I can honour being there.